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词汇 possible
释义 possible
adjective
uk /ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ us /ˈpɑː.sə.bəl/

possibleadjective (CAN ACHIEVE)


A1
able to be done or achieved, or able to exist: 可能的,有可能做到的
I can't get it all done by Friday - it's just not possible.我星期五前无法全部完成——是不可能的。
Is it possible to buy tickets in advance?可以提前订票吗?
They got as far as was humanly possible (= as far as anyone could have) before turning back.他们折回来前已尽力能走多远就走多远了。
Opposite
impossible
 as much, quickly, soon, etc. as possible
A2
as much, quickly, soon, etc. as something can happen or be done: 尽可能多(快、迅速等)的
Please take your seats as quickly as possible.请尽快入座。
I have tried to keep my translation as faithful as possible to the original book.我尽力使我的翻译忠实于原著。
The judge made an example of him and gave him the maximum possible sentence.为了以儆效尤,法官在法律许可的范围内对他作出了最重的量刑。
Rescuers are doing everything that is humanly possible to free the trapped people.救援人员正在尽其所能来解救被困的人们。
If atmospheric conditions are right, it may be possible to see this group of stars tonight.如果大气条件好,今晚或许能看到这一组星星。
With today's technology almost anything seems possible.有了今天的技术,似乎一切皆有可能。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Achievable
-ible
able
accomplishable
achievable
attainable
doable
feasibility study
feasible
feasibly
humanly
manageably
might
poss
practicability
practicable
practicably
practical
reach
running
vincible

possibleadjective (NOT CERTAIN)


B1[ + (that) ]
that might or might not happen: 可能的,可能发生的
It's possible (that) Mira might turn up tonight.米拉今晚可能会来。
"Do you think he'll end up in prison?" "It's very possible."“你认为他最终会蹲监狱吗?”“很可能。”
That's one possible solution to the problem.这是一个可能解决问题的办法。
Compare
probable
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

that might or might not happen
possibleI suppose it's possible that she just forgot my birthday, but it's unlikely.
potentialShe is being mentioned as a potential successor to the leader.
imaginableThe pens came in every colour imaginable.
conceivableIt is conceivable that they'll agree to our terms, but I wouldn't bet on it.
thinkableThe existence of something like the internet would not have even been thinkable in Einstein's day.
It's just possible that we might be going away that weekend.那个周末我们不大可能出去。
She's researching into possible cures for AIDS.她正在对一些可能治愈艾滋病的疗法进行研究。
Here is a list of possible answers. Please delete as appropriate.
This is one possible solution to the problem. However, there are others.这是该问题的一种可能的解决办法,但还有其他的办法。
Investigators have studied the possible effects of contamination.调查人员研究了污染可能造成的后果。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Possible and probable
add credence to something
always
anything's possibleidiom
arguably
as never beforeidiom
bet
fair
happen
houseroom
I shouldn't wonderidiom
in with a chance
it isn't over until the fat lady singsidiom
manage
probabilistically
probability
probable
probably
prospective
tend
tip

Idiom


anything's possible

possible | American Dictionary


possible
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈpɑs·ə·bəl/

possibleadjective[not gradable] (ACHIEVABLE)


that can be done or achieved, or that can exist:
[ + to infinitive ]Is it possible to get an earlier flight?
If possible I’d like to get there before noon.
We need to send that letter off as soon as possible.

possibleadjective[not gradable] (NOT CERTAIN)


that might or might not happen or exist:
[ + (that) clause ]It’s possible (that) Mary will turn up tonight.

Examples of possible


possible
Persisting resolve amid exigent constraints kindles the unfolding of uplifting possibles.
There is always a field of two or three possibles.
From the
Hansard archive

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Percentages shown indicate the proportion of all possible quartets that fall in each region of the triangle.
We apply this procedure until no longer possible, transitively closing the states and edges.
If possible, one should instead resort to other proof principles that do not need admissibility.
The type determines the possible modes, and both determine which operations are applicable to this object, and both were indicated by the object's icon.
If so, what institutional arrangement made it possible?
There are more possible effects if we are working on a galactic scale.
We should discuss the possible interpretation and the equipment that could test biogenicity of such sulphur compounds.
However, the rate of decline and its possible age dependency have not been established.
Asymptomatic infection of controls is possible and may be common.
However, there has been recent progress in this field, and such a definition may become possible in the near future.
Therefore, a knowledge as accurate as possible of the radiative transfer inside disks is a prerequisite for their modelling.
Possible reinfections and associated booster effects may also lead to higher titres in older animals.
We continue to investigate possible methods for diapers to pierce through the convective stagnant lid and extrude onto the surface.
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